Best High Schools in Ohio

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 855)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
231	Pettisville High School	Public	7-12	232 Summit St	Pettisville	43553	Fulton County	Pettisville Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 446-2705	208	17	12.3	58.2%	174 (83.7%)	1 (0.5%)	29 (13.9%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	$15,672							67.1	82.6	53	178		390470702769
232	Indian Creek High School	Public	9-12	200 Park Dr	Wintersville	43953	Jefferson County	Indian Creek Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 264-1163	517	34	15.1		456 (88.2%)	19 (3.7%)	7 (1.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.2%)	$10,520							67.1	68	223	9		390478003004
233	Arcanum High School	Public	9-12	2011 Trojan Ave	Arcanum	45304	Darke County	Arcanum-Butler Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 692-5174	325	19	17.2	99.1%	314 (96.6%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.2%)	$12,782							66.9	70.3	190	43		390466302614
234	Big Walnut High School	Public	9-12	713 N Miller Drive	Sunbury	43074	Delaware County	Big Walnut Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 965-3766	1,299	63	20.4	18.4%	1,143 (88.0%)	20 (1.5%)	70 (5.4%)	24 (1.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (3.1%)	$12,360							66.9	65.3	262	28		390467402638
235	Elida High School	Public	9-12	401 E North St	Elida	45807	Allen County	Elida Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 338-6890	546	34	16	47.6%	364 (66.7%)	80 (14.7%)	49 (9.0%)	6 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (8.2%)	$13,295							66.9	75.1	135	100		390457702339
236	Nordonia High School	Public	9-12	8006 S Bedford Rd	Macedonia	44056	Summit County	Nordonia Hills City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 468-4601	1,223	72	17	10.0%	899 (73.5%)	182 (14.9%)	23 (1.9%)	44 (3.6%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	70 (5.7%)	$15,951							66.9	69.5	201	35		390500403812
237	Keystone High School	Public	9-12	580 Opportunity Way	Lagrange	44050	Lorain County	Keystone Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(440) 355-5132	392	24	16.3	39.0%	366 (93.4%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (2.8%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.6%)	$14,411							66.8	64.2	279	42		390481603132
238	Hilliard Darby High School	Public	9-12	4200 Leppert Rd	Hilliard	43026	Franklin County	Hilliard City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 921-7300	1,674	99	16.8	34.2%	1,089 (65.1%)	113 (6.8%)	237 (14.2%)	147 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	88 (5.3%)	$12,664							66.7	61.7	312	74		390470100663
239	Lakewood High School	Public	9-12	14100 Franklin Blvd	Lakewood	44107	Cuyahoga County	Lakewood City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(216) 529-4021	1,372	80	17	40.2%	999 (72.8%)	83 (6.0%)	44 (3.2%)	60 (4.4%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	182 (13.3%)	$19,855							66.7	70.4	189	50		390441901123
240	Pleasant High School	Public	9-12	1113 Owens Rd W	Marion	43302	Marion County	Pleasant Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 389-2389	347	23	14.9	32.6%	320 (92.2%)	2 (0.6%)	11 (3.2%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	$12,644							66.7	71.7	175	65		390484203246

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on Ohio State Tests American Government, Ohio State Tests American History, Ohio State Tests Biology, Ohio State Tests English II, Ohio State Tests Geometry, Ohio State Tests Integrated Math I, Ohio State Tests Integrated Math II, Ohio State Tests Algebra I test scores released by the Ohio Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on September 17, 2025, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Ohio Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Ohio Department of Education.
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Educational resources:

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Ohio Department of Education.